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Originally Posted by hammer4reel
There is ABSOLUTELY no reason to need to lip gaff a bass..
released fish should not be harmed in any way.
put your hand in its mouth NOT a gaff.
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If I did own a boat I agree reach down and grab the fish by the mouth to get the hook out and let her swim away. Unfortunately I don't own a boat and depending on the change in water height due to the tides sometimes I have no other choice than to lip gaff a bass most fish I do lift and release but some are too heavy and have no other option... as for a boga grip again I say sometimes the tide is 7feet below the ground and it would be impossible to grab from that distance without falling into the water
